Positive Perceptions Held by Support Staff in Community Mental Retardation Services

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-62+78

  Hastings, Richard ^a,c   Horne, Sharon ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Hawkhead Rd   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPERSONALIZATION; DEPRESSION; EXHAUSTION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0347951330     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2004)109<53:PPHBSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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